Folding lawn chair



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Patented Dec. 27, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FOLDING LAWN CHAIRGarrett E. Wilson, Louisville, Ky.

Application November 24, 1945, Serial No. 630,615

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in foldinglawn chairs and more particularly to means for detachably securing theends of the canvas seat and back members to the chair frame in orderthat the canvas seat may be easily and quickly removed when the chair isnot in use, or at night, or because of inclement weather withoutnecessitating the frequent storing of the chair frame.

A further important object of the invention is to provide a removablecanvas or cloth seat for folding lawn chairs of this character in orderthat the seat may be easily cleaned or laundered, when desired.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is strong and durable,efficient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture andotherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is aside elevational view.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the upper end of thechair back.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the front edge of the seat.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view thereof and with parts broken awayand shown in sections.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of the seat frame.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates a folding lawn chair generally of conventionalconstruction and which includes the upwardly and rearwardly inclinedback rails 6 and the upwardly and forwardly inclined seat rails 1, saidback and seat rails being pivotally connected to each other in the usualmanner for folding into a compact form, when not in use.

The upper ends of the back rails B are connected by a cross bar 8 andthe rails B immediately below the cross bar are formed with straightsided notches 9 in the upper edge thereof having one side formed by thebar 8.

The seat frame 1 is similarly constructed to include a cross bar I0which connects the front 2 diately inwardly of the cross bar Ill areformed with straight sided notches l l in the upper edges thereof in therear of said cross bar l0 having one side formed by said bar ID.

A canvas or other flexible strip II forms the seat and back of the chairand has its upper and lower ends folded upon itself to form upper andlower hems I3 and M, respectively, the upper hem I3 having a locking barl5 inserted therein and secured against sliding movement in the hem bymeans of tacks or the like l6 while the lower hem I4 is similarlyprovided with a locking bar I! also secured in position by tacks or thelike l8.

In assembling the combined seat and back I2 in position on the chairframe 5, the upper end of the canvas strip is placed over the uppercross bar 8 and brought forward so that the ends of the locking bar l5are seated in the notches 9 at the upper end of the back frame 6 in amanner as will be clearly apparent from an inspection of Figures 1 and 3of the drawings.

The lower end of the strip I2 is similarly placed over the cross bar I0and brought upwardly so that the ends of the lower locking bar I! arereceived in the notches II at the front end of the seat frame I. It willbe noted that because the notches 9 and II are formed on one side by thecross bars 8 and 10, the locking bars l5, l1 will be pulled against saidcross bars 8, l0 under weight imposed on the flexible strip II, and saidlocking bars [5, I! thereby braced by said cross bars 8, 10 throughouttheir entire length against bending and breaking.

The canvas seat and back is thus secured in position on the chairagainst accidental displacement while the chair is being occupied andwhen it is desired to remove the canvas seat for laundering or forprotecting the same against the weather the locking bars l5 and I! areremoved from their respective notches and the canvas may then be rolledinto a compact form.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein ends of the seat rails and the seat rails immeudescribed and the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In a lawn chair, a pair of upright spaced apart back rails, a pair ofside seat rails extending forwardly of said back rails and connectedthereto, a back cross bar connecting the upper ends of said back rails,a front cross bar connecting the front ends of said seat rails, a seatand back forming strip of flexible material having end locking barssecured thereto crosswise thereof, the back rails having a pair of'front edge notches therein below the back cross bar having oppositestraight sides one of which is formed by said back bar, and the seatrails having a pair of upper edge notches therein in the rear of thefront cross bar having opposite straight sides one of which is formed bysaid front cross bar, said locking bars fitting at the ends thereof insaid pairs of notches, and said strip having end portions folded overand under said back and front cross bars and overlying said locking barsto maintain said locking bars in said pairs of notches when weight isimposed on said strip by a, person seated thereon, said locking barsunder weight imposed on said strip being held against said cross barsand braced thereby against bending and breaking.

GARRETT E. WILSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,298,496 Haight Mar. 25, 1919FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 118,633 Australia June 29, 1944239,131 Great Britain Sept. 3, 1925

